Preview: New Scientist Magazine – Dec 3, 2022
Tag Archives: Science Magazines
Research Preview: Nature Magazine – Nov 24, 2022
Research Highlights
- Lights, chemical reaction! Plastics take shape with help from UV light – Molecules activated by ultraviolet light kick-start polymerization and guide its progress.
- Butterfly stroke propels swimming robot to record speed – Soft robot that snaps its ‘wings’ overcomes the inefficiency of earlier swimming devices.
- How Venus keeps its cool – Earth’s planetary twin leaks heat into space from geologically active regions.
- High-speed imaging captures viruses as they creep up to cells – Microscopic methods show engineered viral particles zooming around cell surfaces.
- Overfished lobsters get big and plentiful when offered safe haven – Crustacean populations boomed after Norway established marine sanctuaries.
Research: New Scientist Magazine – Nov 26, 2022
COVER STORIES
- FEATURES – The hunt for the lost ancestral language of Europe and southern Asia
- FEATURES – Why the Colorado river is drying up – and what we can do about it
- FEATURES – Will artificial intelligence ever discover new laws of physics?
- NEWS – Drug that delays onset of type 1 diabetes gets approval in US
Research Preview: Science Magazine – Nov 18, 2022
Moore’s law: The journey ahead
High-performance electronics will focus on increasing the rate of computation
Tumors can teem with microbes. But what are they doing there?
New study suggests microbiomes can promote cancer by suppressing immune response and seeding metastase
Booming trade in mammoth ivory may be bad news for elephants
Paleontologists are urged to take a stand against a market that may provide cover for continued poaching
Defining the onset of the Anthropocene
Twelve sites are considered for defining the Anthropocene geological epoch
Research Preview: Nature Magazine – Nov 17, 2022
Farming feeds the world. We desperately need to know how to do it better
Interventions designed to improve agricultural practices often lack a solid evidence base. A new initiative could change that.
CRISPR cancer trial success paves the way for personalized treatments
‘Most complicated therapy ever’ tailors bespoke, genome-edited immune cells to attack tumours.
Overhyping hydrogen as a fuel risks endangering net-zero goals
Hydrogen is touted as a wonder fuel for everything from transport to home heating — but greener and more efficient options are often available.
A fortune in gold is buried in electronic waste
US consumers could generate more than one billion pieces of e-waste a year by 2033.
Why older people get less protection from flu vaccines
Immune players called B cells are partly to blame for the decline in vaccine efficacy for people over 65.
Preview: New Scientist Magazine – Nov 19, 2022
What is pain, how does it work and what happens when it goes wrong?
With a growing number of people living with pain, we desperately need to understand it – but we are still unravelling the mysterious mechanisms behind the phenomenon
Cover Preview: Scientific American – December 2022
How JWST Is Changing Our View of the Universe
The James Webb Space Telescope has sparked a new era in astronomy
JWST’s First Glimpses of Early Galaxies Could Break Cosmology
The James Webb Space Telescope’s first images of the distant universe shocked astronomers. Is the discovery of unimaginably distant galaxies a mirage or a revolution?
How Taking Pictures of ‘Nothing’ Changed Astronomy
Deep-field images of “empty” regions of the sky from JWST and other space telescopes are revealing more of the universe than we ever thought possible
Research Preview: Science Magazine – Nov 11, 2022
Invasive mosquito adds to Africa’s malaria toll
Anopheles stephensi may dramatically increase the number of people at risk
As Musk reshapes Twitter, academics ponder taking flight
Many researchers are setting up profiles on another social media service known as Mastodon
Scientists on trial after speaking out on harassment
Astrophysicist Christian Ott filed a criminal complaint after job offer withdrawn
Perennial rice could be a ‘game changer’
Long-term study in China shows yields hold up and farmers save money and time
Research Preview: Nature Magazine – Nov 10, 2022
A natural experiment shows electric scooters really do cut traffic
A US city’s crackdown inadvertently reveals the vehicles’ value.
Extra-strength mRNA vaccine fends off a bevy of flu strains
A vaccine upgraded to target four influenza proteins instead of the usual one protects mice against a range of viral variants.
How the dinosaur got its long neck: slowly
A Brazilian fossil suggests that the super-stretcher necks of Argentinosaurus and its ilk evolved gradually rather than in a rush.
Sounds of the stars: how scientists are listening in on space
In astronomy, the use of sound instead of light is breaking down barriers to participation and providing insight into the Universe.
Preview: Science News Magazine – Nov 5, 2022
Where are the long COVID clinics?
For people with long COVID, finding a place to get appropriate medical care is a challenge.
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